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2024 CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRY LAW
EXAM REVIEW TEST BANK WITH 269
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
CA OPTOMETRY LAW EXAM PREP
2024/2025 (NEWEST!!)
True or false: if you are working in a government facility (like the VA) you need to have a California license - ANSWER-False
What is the punishment for excessive prescribing/treating? - ANSWER- $100- $600, imprisonment of 60 to 180 days, or both.
What is the punishment for any licensee who engages in or aids/abets substance abuse in their workplace? - ANSWER-Subject to suspension and revocation of license.Civil penalty of $2500-$5000 per offense.
Every insurance and every licensed person must report within 30 days to the board every settlement award over ____. - ANSWER-$3000
True or False: A practitioner is exempt from licensure if he/she participates in a sponsored program for the uninsured or underinsured, of short duration not exceeding 10 days, and services are free of charge to the patient. Prior approval from SBO is necessary for participation in program. - ANSWER-True
What is the expiration date for spectacle lenses? - ANSWER-2-4 years unless by patient history or circumstance, such as presence of visual abnormalities related 1 / 4
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True or False: The expiration date for spectacle lenses can be less than the re- examination date - ANSWER-False
T/F lease term for an OD may be less than 1 year - ANSWER-false
An optometrist email saying "drnguyen@gmail.com" is acceptable - ANSWER- NO! Must have OD or Optometrist
T Any dispensing of a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent will be w/o charge except for? (3) - ANSWER-1. srx or CL that alter visual powers
- CL part of the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act
- plano cosmetic CLs
ODs are certified to use TPA for those under 12 for anterior seg and adnexa infections except the following what 3 conditions - ANSWER-1. Lacrimal gland
- lacrimal drainage system
- Sclera
TPA certified OD must complete _____ hrs of CE every ____ years - ANSWER- 50 hrs; 2 years
T/F A practitioner shall disclose his/her name and license status on a name tag at least 16 pt type - ANSWER-False; 18 point
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pg. 3 T/F if you work for the VA you need to make sure you have a state license - ANSWER-False;
A practitioner is exempt from licensure if he/she participates in a sponsored
program for uninsured (ex: Program for eye exams for homeless) but cannot not
exceed ____ days - ANSWER-10 days
What type of drugs are there no restrictions? - ANSWER-- Antihistamines and
NSAIDS
What conditions being treated with corticosteroids much you consult with OMD w/n 72hrs - ANSWER-Idiopathic iritis 18+, Episcleritis, Inflammatory Keratitis
What conditions must you consult with OMD w/n 3 weeks if not resolved when treating w/ corticosteroids? - ANSWER-Idiopathic iritis and epicleritis
What conditions must you refer in 6w if they are still on corticosteroids? - ANSWER-idopathic irits and epicleritis
What conditions must you refer out in 1 week if being treated with corticosteroids and has not resolved - ANSWER-trauma iritis
T/F - Assistants are permitted to conduct ophthalmic photography and digital imaging - ANSWER-T (sec 2544)
'T/F - Assistants are permitted to administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics' - ANSWER-T (sec 2544)
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pg. 4 'Prescribers have a ___ period of time to confirm, alter, or deny CL prescription requests.' - ANSWER-1 business day or 2 PM next business day, whichever is sooner (sec 2546.6)' or 8 business hrs under federal law which supersedes state law
T/F - Assistants are required to be certified in order to fit CLs - ANSWER-F - either reg. CL dispenser or indiv under direct resp/supervision of registered dispenser (sec 2559.1-2561 *note this is a correction from what I originally wrote))
ODs in CA can treat any anterior segment infections except... - ANSWER- 'lacrimal gland, lacrimal drainage system, and sclera in children under 12'
T/F - Ocular pain that is post-surgical requires co-management with the treating surgeon - ANSWER-T
T/F - You are required to charge the patient for dispensing of any TPA - ANSWER-F (sec 3041)
Drug prescriptions contain the following... - ANSWER-Pt name, drug name, quantity & directions, date of issue; name, address, tel #, license & DEA #, signature of prescriber'
What conditions being treated by antibiotics must be referred in 48h if not improved? - ANSWER-Central corneal ulcer, preceptal cellulitis, dacrycysitits age 12+
What condition if not improved with antivirals must be refered in 7 days? - ANSWER-Keratitis
What conditions if not resolved with treatment thru antivirals must be referred in 3weeks? - ANSWER-Keratitis and conjunctivitis/dermitis
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